Re: paste-from-clipboard vs register ;

[Gary Jennejohn]

On Fri, 3 Apr 2020 15:45:42 +0000
Wayne Cuddy <address@hidden> wrote:

> Using the latest xvile but I don't believe the version makes a
> difference.
> 
> I know there is data in the clipboard.
> 
> If issue :paste-from-clibpard it works as expected.
> 
> Per the help doc.
> 
>    The register name '.' contains the current selected text in xvile. Also in
>    xvile, the register name ';' is a synonym for the clipboard. Other
>    versions of vile permit use of '.' and ';' as supplemental register
>    storage.
> 
> However when data is in the clipboard and I do ";p I receive 'nothing
> in register ;]'.
> 

Right, '.'works but ';' does not.  So, it's either a bug in xvile or
in the help doc.

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Gary Jennejohn